BI/BIO/CEDE/CEED/CHRON Flashcards
Bicameral
Composed of two legislative chambers or branches. (Adj)
BI
Two
Bicentennial
A 200th anniversary. (Adj)
Bicuspid
A tooth having two points. (Adj)
Bigamy
Marrying one person while legally married to another. (Noun)
Bilateral
Having or involving two sides; binding on both parties. (Adj)
Bilingual
Able to use two languages. (Adj)
Bipartisan
Consisting of or supported by two parties, especially two major political parties.(adj)
Biped
A two-footed animal. (Noun)
Biscuit
Twice-cooked or baked; today a quick bread baked in small pieces.(noun)
Bisect
Yo cut in two, as a diameter bisects a circle. (Verb)
Bivalve
A mollusk having two valves or shells hinged together, as a mussel or clam. (Noun, adj)
Biannual
Occurring twice a year. (Adj)
Biceps
A mussel having two points of attachment at one end in particular. (Noun)
Bicycle
a vehicle with two wheels in tandem, usually propelled by pedals connected to the rear wheel by a chain, and having handlebars for steering and a saddlelike seat. (Noun)
Biennial
happening every two year (adj)
Bifocal
having two foci.(adj)
Binoculars
an optical device, providing good depth effect, for use with both eyes, consisting of two small telescopes fitted together side by side, each telescope having two prisms between the eyepiece and objective for erecting the image. (Noun)
Bigamist
a person who commits bigamy. (Noun)
Binomial
Algebra. an expression that is a sum or difference of two terms.(noun)
Bipartite
divided into or consisting of two parts.(adj)
BIO
Life
Autobiography
An account of a person’s life written by that person.(noun)
Biodegradable
Capable of being broken down by living microorganism and absorbed by the environment. (Adj)
Biofeedback
A technique for consciously regulating a bodily(life) function thought to be involuntary, as heartbeat or blood pressure, by using an instrument to monitor the function and to signal changes in it. (Noun)
Biography
A written account of someone’s life. (Noun)
Biology
The study of plant and animal life. (Noun)
Biopsy
A seeing of live tissues, the examination of tissues removed from the living body. (Verb)
Biosphere
The part of the Earth, extending from its crust out into the surrounding atmosphere, in which living things exist. (Noun)
Symbiosis
The living together in close union of two dissimilar organisms, often to their mutual benefit. (Noun)
Symbiotic
Living together in a close relationship, often to the benefit of both. (Adj)
Amphibian
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, comprising frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and caecilians, the larvae being typically aquatic, breathing by gills, and the adults being typically semiterrestrial, breathing by lungs and through the moist, glandular skin. (Noun)
Antibiotic
any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.(noun)
Biochemistry
the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter. (Noun)
Bionic
utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body: The scientist used a bionic arm to examine the radioactive material.(adj)
Microbe
a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium. (Noun)
CEDE/CEED
Go,yield, give away
Antecede
To come, go, or exist before in time, order, rank, or position. (Noun)
Antecedent
One that goes before another; also one’s ancestors; and the word, phrase, or clause that that determines what a pronoun refers to. (Adj)
Exceed
To extend beyond or outside of. (Verb)
Intercede
To plead on another’s behalf. (Verb)
Precede
To come, go, or exist before in time, order, rank, or position. (Verb)
Precedent
An occurrence that is used as an example in dealing with similar instances at a later time. (Adj)
Proceed
To continue. (Verbs)
Recede
To move back or away from. (Verb)
Retrocede
To give back back, return. (Verb)
Secede
To withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, political party, or alliance. (Verb)
Succeed
To come after in time or order. (Verb)
Anachronism
Anything out of its proper historical time. (Noun)
Chronic
Continuing for a long time, as a chronic disease. (Adj)
Chronicle
An account of events arranged in order of time. (Noun)
Chronological
Arranged in order of time of occurrence. (Adj)
Chronology
A list of events arranged according to time of occurrence. (Noun)
Chronometer
An instrument of measuring time precisely, especially in navigation. (Noun)
Synchronize
To cause to operate in unison, as to synchronize watches or to synchronize the sound with the film in a motion.(verb)
CIRCUM
Around
Circuit
The regular journey around a territory by a person performing duties. (Noun)
Circuitous
Roundabout, winding. (Adj)
Circumference
A line carried around; the outer boundary line around a circular area.(noun)
Circumlocution
A roundabout way of saying something. (Noun)
Circumnavigate
To sail around. (Verb)
Circumscribe
To write a line around the bounds, to limit, to confine. (Verb)
Circumspect
Cautious; careful to consider possible consequences. (Adj)
Circumstance
Something standing around, a fact or event accompanying another fact or event. (Noun)
Circumvent
To come around; to get around or to overcome by artful maneuvering, to prevent. (Verb)